Ellis Wyer [#167] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ellis Wyer, who is a contestant in Division 3 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Wyer currently has a record of 13.5-16.5, +294, and is ranked #116 in Division 3.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player's past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player's ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player's opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Ellis Surname(s): Wyer Home: La Jolla, CA, United States Age: 82 Awards: Was in top 50 Scrabble players in the US twice Hobbies: Word games, puzzles, and jazz Occupation: retired

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	9-5 (0.643)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	6-2 (0.750)	L WW L WWWW
Past 25-36 months	2-2 (0.500)	L WW L
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 490 Average for: 373 Average against: 364
Round 1		Wyer played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 388 to 440 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 0-1, -52.
Round 2		Wyer played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and won 441 to 301 (a spread of 140) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, +88.
Round 3		Wyer played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 490 to 394 (a spread of 96) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wyer's record vs. Cornelison in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, +184.
Round 4		Wyer played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and lost 301 to 360 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Chen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-2, +125.
Round 5		Wyer played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and tied at 357 . Before this event, Wyer had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2.5-2.5, +125. Wyer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 6		Wyer played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 437 to 322 (a spread of 115) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +240.
Round 7		Wyer played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 312 to 374 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3.5-3.5, +178.
Round 8		Wyer played #53 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and lost 335 to 398 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 3.5-4.5, +115.
Round 9		Wyer played #91 Joe McCollum (Knoxville, TN) and won 380 to 364 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Wyer had not played McCollum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 4.5-4.5, +131.
Round 10		Wyer played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and won 384 to 293 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Dubois in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +222.
Round 11		Wyer played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 370 to 341 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Wyer had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +251.
Round 12		Wyer played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 284 to 466 (a spread of -182) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6.5-5.5, +69.
Round 13		Wyer played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 474 to 309 (a spread of 165) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7.5-5.5, +234.
Round 14		Wyer played #35 Helen B. Douglas (Victoria BC) and won 412 to 355 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Douglas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +291.
Round 15		Wyer played #29 Scott Davies (Pearland, TX) and lost 348 to 367 (a spread of -19) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +272.
Round 16		Wyer played #150 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and lost 340 to 369 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Thornton in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8.5-7.5, +243.
Round 17		Wyer played #157 Aniekan B. Uwan (Santa Clara, CA) and lost 291 to 312 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Uwan in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 8.5-8.5, +222.
Round 18		Wyer played #4 Francis Anum (Raleigh, NC) and lost 398 to 431 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Anum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 8.5-9.5, +189.
Round 19		Wyer played #80 Ben Loiterstein Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 347 to 443 (a spread of -96) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Loiterstein Greenwood in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 8.5-10.5, +93.
Round 20		Wyer played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 415 to 306 (a spread of 109) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 9.5-10.5, +202.
Round 21		Wyer played #144 Mira Stulman (New York, NY) and won 391 to 383 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Stulman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 10.5-10.5, +210.
Round 22		Wyer played #59 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 370 to 380 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: SANTA ANA, CA Wyer's record vs. Green in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 10.5-11.5, +200.
Round 23		Wyer played #81 Julie Lopez (Munster, IN) and lost 316 to 369 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Lopez in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 10.5-12.5, +147.
Round 24		Wyer played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 363 to 369 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 10.5-13.5, +141.
Round 25		Wyer played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 392 to 293 (a spread of 99) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Wyer's record vs. Cornelison in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 11.5-13.5, +240.
Round 26		Wyer played #20 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 307 to 332 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Cleary in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #117. Current record: 11.5-14.5, +215.
Round 27		Wyer played #159 Patty Wayne (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 328 to 343 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Wayne in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #129. Current record: 11.5-15.5, +200.
Round 28		Wyer played #162 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 398 to 347 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Wyer had not played White in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 12.5-15.5, +251.
Round 29		Wyer played #97 Carole Miller (Houston, TX) and lost 357 to 448 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Miller in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #127. Current record: 12.5-16.5, +160.
Round 30		Wyer played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 473 to 339 (a spread of 134) . Before this event, Wyer had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #116. Current record: 13.5-16.5, +294.

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